EA and BioWare’s Anthem Will Not Feature Romantic Relationships

10 June 2018, 07:11 | Cameron Gross

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EA is once again separating itself from the crowd by holding its own EA Play event at the Hollywood Palladium ahead of E3 2018. With the lack of reveals that weren't expected, other than the new Star Wars game - which didn't even include an actual reveal - and the Clone Wars expansion for Star WarsBattlefront II, the rest was all sort of just. meh.

Battlefield 5 will be another big game featured during EA Play, whiel Respawn Entertainment have also teased that one of their new projects will be teased during the show. We already know that EA is going to have a big reveal for Battlefield 5 there, and there's a chance that a Skate 4 announcement might be squeezed in as well.

Anthem is a game that has intrigued shooter fans since it's announcement a year ago. This time the action focuses on co-op, offering more challenging platforming and puzzles.

Anthem has been one of our most-anticipated E3 2018 games for a while, and EA obliged with a pretty good three-part look at the online RPG during its Hollywood press conference. There are four different javelins - ranger, colossus, interceptor and storm - and players are free to switch between them before missions. GOOOOOAAAAAL! This comes alongside a free trial of Federation Internationale de Football Association 18 on all platforms, so you can get in and play the World Cup stuff for free right now.

The game many were waiting for didn't disappoint, getting the biggest showing of the conference.

Speaking of the story, it does seem familiar to another game, Destiny. Whether plunder, revenge, or glory lures you onward, your choices will irrevocably change you - and the world around you. General manager Casey Hudson says the door is still very much ajar. The latter's launch is far more limited, however, with Android users having first crack at the game's "pre-alpha" test version. They vowed to not have any pay-to-win mechanics in future games.

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Battlefield V will have battle royale
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HBO Greenlights GAME OF THRONES Prequel Pilot
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